The Jury's Still Out: Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipstick in Candy Apple Febraury 18, 2016

 

When I went to scope out the Kat Von D, I also saw the Anastasia Beverly Hills that I have also been wanting to try.  I decided to try that one today, since I have been crushing on Candy Apple for awhile.

Let's just cover this up front, this is not my color:

 

Its reading okay in the picture, but in person, it was all over the place.  It was red, but also really bright pink and sort of orange.  It was every color except the right color. It is really REALLY bright.  Its a very pigmented, opaque color, but it is not meant for me.  For a color that has this much warmth, you need warm skin to go with.  You need a tan, preferably a real one.  If your ancestors hail from eastern Europe, this is not the color for you.   But, the point of this little experience isn't really the color. There are other colors.  This is about the formula and if any of these pricey liquids are really worth their money for the longevity.  So even though I hated the color and wanted to take it off immediately, I persevered. Science.

 

So... the experience.  This applicator is kind of unwieldy. You may notice my top lips are overlined.  I had no control over that.  This stuff just went where it wanted to go and I was powerless against it.  the thing with liquids is that if you mess them up, you really have to stop, take the whole thing off, and start over.  Mother didnt have the kind of time.  So, we rolled with it. 

 



It did dry immediately and there was no issue with the wind, but it definitely felt a little sticky on my lips and was not soft at all like the other two.  It doesn't smell like anything, though I was too busy hating the color to really notice much else.

Eating lunch went pretty well. They all went pretty well through lunch.  But here's the photo op.

And that's when it happened.  I first saw it.  I literally did not notice at all before.  I had to go to my car to really try and get into the light so you could see it too.  It was totally inexplicable.  I am still baffled by it.  Before you watch the video, I will also say it is the best representation of the base color.  Do you see how its really more pink than red?

 

Do you see it?  I know that the video is totally awkward, but I was trying to lay back and really catch the light so it would show.  GLITTER.  It is covered it glitter!  Covered!  I have no ide where it came from! It seemed pretty matte in the store, but this was unmistakable gold ass glitter.  I'm 34.  I have three children.  I am not a performer in Cirque du Soliel.  I do not need to spend $20 on a tiny tube of lip gloss to get one covered in glitter.  So that was pretty weird, and I was just about ready to be totally done, but I still wanted to finish the whole experience and eat the orange.

You guys. 

It totally stayed.  If KVD was the orange's bitch, this was the total opposite. It did not budge at all.

 

Here I am at 5 o'clock with no touch ups:

 

 

 

I'm really on the fence about this one.  On the one hand I feel like I finally found something that lives up to what it promises in terms of longevity.  On the other hand, its is pretty drying,  and don't forget the glitter.  It doesn't show in all of the pictures, but believe me when I tell you, it was there.

 

I'm still kind of out to lunch on the whole thing.  So far nothing has really moved my spirit to the point that I want to drop that much money.  I kind of wish I could combine them all, but that isn't really possible.  So, I guess the search continues.